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hammer price

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noun

  1. the price offered as the winning bid in a public auction

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A golden hare that sparked a treasure hunt has sold at auction for a hammer price of £82,550.

From BBC

All of the hammer price of the final four items, which included a guitar and artwork, was earmarked to benefit Folly Wildlife Rescue in Tunbridge Wells, a charity supported by Beck, his wife Sandra, and actor and close friend Johnny Depp.

From BBC

While most of the eight watches sold within the pre-sale estimates, an Audemars Piguet featuring a Ferrari prancing horse emblem, sold for a hammer price of 330,000 francs — well above the top of the expected range at 250,000.

From Seattle Times

The sale of Schumacher watches, which garnered a total of more than 3.1 million francs at the hammer price, was timed for the 30th anniversary of his first Formula One Drivers Championship win in 1994.

From Seattle Times

The book was sold to a private U.K. buyer on Wednesday for a hammer price of 11,000 pounds and a total of 14,432 pounds including a sales premium.

From Seattle Times